Ajay Verghese
@ajayverghese
Political scientist at Middlebury College: India, religion (Hinduism), historical legacies, ethnic violence, and qualitative/mixed methods. Girl Dad x2.
My piece in Comparative Politics on the metamorphosis in qualitative methods is now officially out! Send me a message if you want a PDF. doi.org/10.5129/001041525X17607275497485
Really enjoyed this book, which I would recommend to academics. Some very good tips. And in true "slow" fashion, I had to renew it six times from the library because I took my time reading it... www.amazon.com/Slow-Product...
This statement by Ariely to The New York Times literally made me lol.
Had a run of success at journals recently, but got absolutely creamed on my last submission:
"The Big Bang has been confirmed by observational evidence but not experimental evidence therefore it is NOT causal" - poli sci reviewers
I think the main problem with existing definitions of religion is that they also work for other items like "magic" or "astrology" or "Alcoholics Anonymous." Read my paper that tries to differentiate religion from other "supernaturalisms." papers.ssrn.com/abstract=577...
Check out my review of some exciting new books in qualitative methods!
Are you interested in the study of religion but tired of reading about Christianity? Boy do I have the article for you! Now under review. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Happy first birthday to my article submission to [will potentially reveal journal name in the future to shame them]! A whole year, my baby is growing up.
New paper on how to conceptualize and measure Hindu religiosity, been working on this one for several years. Feedback welcome! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Revised and resubmitted -- an updated version of my paper on studying history like an experiment: "Randomized Controlled History?" papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Coming to the capital this summer (with significantly more gray hair). Where my DC peeps?
New working paper alert -- some concerns about treating history like an experiment, including in my own work. t.co/qi1gSM6yXj
Think my fortune cookies are trying to tell me something about writing